Stanley Kubrick's The Shining - The Horrors of Everything (including Book-to-Screen Adaptation) #136

Queen is Dead - A Film, TV and Culture Podcast

It's no longer Halloween Month because we're one day late in uploading this, but regardless, here's our penultimate ep on Kubrick (one more for Noirvember!) and the final episode for Spooky Season!

Hemant and Amartya have ditched Dhruv on his much-anticipated trip to the Overlook Hotel, but he's joined by two returning guests -- the perpetually disgruntled Varun and the perpetually enthusiastic Arijit -- each of who provides their contrasting opinions on Stanley Kubrick's most discussed film of all time -- "The Shining" (1980).

Everything -- from the film's divergences from Stephen King's original novel to bonkers and fruitful conspiracy theories surrounding the film's layers of subtext to wildly contrasting opinions on the performances of the central cast -- is discussed here. All -- we promise -- in a civil and hopefully organized way.

Major spoilers, of course, for everything "The Shining" related -- the novel, the film, "Room 237," and even, to some extent, Mike Flanagan's "Doctor Sleep."

Do listen to the full episode to let us know what you think of the film (and the novel!), and if anything we contributed to its already endless discourse was of any value!

TIMECODES

Context and Crew Details - [00:00 - 06:39]

Plot of the Novel vs. Plot of the Film - [06:39 - 14:16]

Who Doesn't Like "The Shining"? - [14:16 - 16:04]

The Opening Credits - [16:04 - 20:12]

The 34-minute Long Set-Up - [20:12 - 39:50]

Jack's Deterioration - [39:50 - 54:10]

What Exactly is in Room 237? - [54:10 - 01:08:50]

Jack's Escalation of Violence - [01:08:50 - 01:21:57]

Final Thoughts on "The Shining," Stephen King & "Doctor Sleep" - [01:21:57 - 01:49:53]

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Audio Excerpts are taken from The Shining & Room 237 -- both of which are discussed and referenced in this episode.